--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : Greetings Lian Dao, : : Perhaps anything that allows us to peer into : our own nature and look at the root of our : emotions might be subject to ridicule. : Anything that appears to make us less : emotional might make us "less : human" to those who pursue an emotional : life. : : in peace, : gar : : : Which is like choosing a stormy over a calm : sea gar. Not that there is anything : inherently wrong with a stormy sea but why : choose it? : : : Stormy seas can be useful. : Do you recall clocks that require winding? : Mainspring tension provides function. : Only calm or only storm = no life : Stir the pot, from time to time. : Keep moving, keep alive. : : Sometimes breathing is easy : Sometimes breathing is hard : Would you have it any other way? : Not me. : : warm regards : : You make it sound like you have no choice in the matter Rene.